Men’s Judgment and Behavior Toward Women Wearing High Heels

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 416-425

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a   Stefan, Jordy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

attractiveness; clothing; shoes; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929264389     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2014.976697     Document Type: Article

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